RONM
New member
Hello, I would like to say thank you to everyone who posts advice on this site about what to look for when buying a tractor. I did it! I just bought a BX2230 w/FEL and 60"MMM. I looked at everything from green, to blue, to red, to every other color that they come in and I kept going back to orange. I have been looking since June 2004 and I didn't want to say "maybe I should have looked at that other brand or ...?" I used to use a Ford 9N with a loader and brushhog to cut between my christmas trees but now as they are getting bigger, I need a smaller tractor or I'll damage the lower branches. I sold the 9N but I do miss the FEL (even though it was a trip loader). I have been using a Wheel Horse 520H with a 48" side discharge mower to cut my lawn and changing decks to a 42" rear discharge to cut between the christmas trees but this was killing my back as I have to wrestle and fight with the decks to get them off and on. I've been to the chiropractor too many times from fighting with the decks (even if I am extra careful). It is a nice tractor and I am using it now with a front mounted snowblower and will use it in the future with just the 42" mower for between the trees. I started to look at the BX1500 but based upon what I read on this website, and thinking more about what I would need in the future, I felt it was just a little too small for my future needs. I looked at the BX1830 but again, based on what I was reading on this website, for $500.00 more I went with the BX2230. The 4 extra horses will be welcomed especially for my future needs. I was also going to buy the 54"MMM but again, searching though all the posts for advice, I bit the bulllet and paid a little more for the 60"MMM. I also was looking for a good dealer. I found one. They have an excellent reputation for service and I even witnessed it when someone came in with a problem. They bent over backwards to help this guy. They even told me that they look at TractorByNet all the time. I did meet up with another dealer who had an attitude of "you will be lucky to even buy this tractor from us". I just walked away. So I fell in love with the BX and I finally bought one. Thank you all for helping me (you probably didn't even realize that you were). You experienced "posters" probably don't realize just how helpfull you are to all of us "newbies" when we seem to ask the same questions over and over and over. I love this website. I will be getting my Kubota next week. I am treating it as a christmas present to me. I will have to keep telling myself that it "is" supposed to be for work and not to be considered for fun? right? I feel like I just joined an exclusive club. Have a wonderful holiday and a happy new year!!!
BX2230/FEL/60"MMM (I've been waiting to do that)
BX2230/FEL/60"MMM (I've been waiting to do that)
